En route, the star shuttler will be welcomed by school children at various points from airport to the stadium, located at HITEC City, where Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will felicitate the Olympian.

Meanwhile, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has directed its officials to install huge hoardings along the procession route.

Later in the day, Sindhu will reach Pullela Gopichand Academy, where she along with the man himself will met the trainees of the academy.

Apart from the congratulatory messages, it has also been raining rewards on Sindhu.

While Telangana government has announced a cash prize of Rs 5 crore, the Andhra Pradesh government will present Sindhu with Rs 3 crore along with a job and five-acre land.

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